Since it’s a day that ends in a “y,” here’s another economically illiterate tweet from Bernie Sanders, this one on “unemployment and poverty”:
The answer to unemployment and poverty is not and cannot be the mass incarceration of young Americans of all races.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 5, 2016
What does he even mean??? The U.S. puts people in jail because they’re criminals, not because they’re poor or out of work:
No one is being imprisoned for being poor or unemployed, you dolt. They're imprisoned for committing crimes. https://t.co/OM94beCxZ6
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 5, 2016
And who ever said this? Name names, comrade:
https://twitter.com/TheBucketShop/status/695732803149795328
https://twitter.com/NAInfidels/status/695721387764424704
More snark at the “senile” socialist from snow country:
https://twitter.com/Shipmaster81/status/695710794323898368
The answer to this calculus problem is not and cannot be the mass ticketing of people whose parking meters expired. https://t.co/XybeLHzcFm
— Steve Everley (@saeverley) February 5, 2016
Liberal soft bigotry of low expectations is becoming less and less soft. https://t.co/Dm9KV157a8
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) February 5, 2016
lol what does this even mean? https://t.co/8zeB8sWACD
— Mia McKenzie (@miamckenzie) February 5, 2016
One proven answer to crime is the appropriate incarceration of duly convicted criminals of all races. https://t.co/Gm7ULNtYSZ
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 5, 2016
This… doesn't even make sense? https://t.co/kdszf4kkm2
— Jordan (@JM_Ashby) February 5, 2016
And some are reminding Sanders that he voted for the 1994 crime bill that is causing what he says is a problem now:
Has @BernieSanders apologized for his #1994CrimeBill YES vote or is he pretending the "establishment" did it alone? https://t.co/gsMGd9x3ll
— ???? Only4RM ???? (@Only4RM) February 5, 2016
YOU #BernieSanders voted for Violent crime bill. Building MORE prisons to house MORE #Black/brown? NOT progressive. https://t.co/uCEaOTFzEI
— JB (@6nsinvt) February 5, 2016
Whoops.
#BlackLivesMatter protesters seem miffed, too:
All races? But…. https://t.co/QxRzipF041
— Affleck's Scorpio Moon (@karaisshort) February 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rev_Xavier/status/695646899018330113
"all races" Why even call that out, man? SMDH https://t.co/nBJ91pUQIf
— eastsidekate (@eastsidekate) February 5, 2016
100% correct. But more specifically African-Americans. Bernie you know the stats lol https://t.co/0C74BUSp2d
— Tweet (@sror12831718) February 5, 2016
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